Grid reliability, utility rate hikes, data center demand, and evolving energy policy. Explore the biggest developments shaping commercial real estate, electrification, and energy resilience this week.
In June 2026, Little Rock, Imperial County, and Lee County advanced data center zoning and pauses—signaling entitlement now outranks engineering for power-hungry projects.
Google will source 100 MW of PJM capacity from a Voltus-operated virtual power plant using batteries, thermostats, and flexible loads—paying participating homes and businesses and offering developers an alternative to the interconnection queue.
Behind-the-meter power is moving mainstream. 56% of data center developers plan onsite generation. Learn how time-to-power, microgrids, and permitting shape commercial real estate choices.
Power access defines winners in this week's energy market. Explore how surging utility rate hikes and local data center moratoriums are reshaping property economics, and why onsite generation is becoming a mandatory hedge in today's landscape.
Gallup’s new polling shows broad opposition to local AI data centers. Here is what that means for entitlement, zoning, transmission, and project pipelines.